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when I zoom in on some of the welds on your sample, they look kinda rough - not a problem for the application, but maybe an indication that this was not from a major producer - someone could have just made it in their garage... is it that hard to weld up some more to the size you need?

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One Quick-and-Dirty method we use all the time: If you have the original artwork still, just hit the print button to send it to the printer, but as soon as it starts printing, click the cancel button (all from Onyx). Onyx creates and saves the cut file before starting to send the actual print...

if the machine is running, I can make more that $2000 with the time it would take me to order and then repair the machine (and I consider myself good at repairs).... presumably the technician has enough knowledge in his field to make the repair go quickly and efficiently - but int he time it...

I have not found a reason to change them yet.... but I have played with it. So far I have found that the material handling of the medias that are certified by HP seem to work very well. We have tweaked the color profile a little to match the rest of the shop, but I guess if the flapping get...

I route the media behind the bar - it helps reduce the flapping.... but this is not a normal dancer bar type system, watch you printer carefully, it will tension the takeup roller between passes from the carriage, but not between, all the flapping should be static when the carriage makes a pass...

1)Pay the service and start printing - 2)print lots of rolls at a good price and then laugh to the bank...... (this assumes you have the business to keep a printer busy....) The price tag on repairs seems steep but you will find that for a shop with business, the cost of repair is tiny...

Dang! G'Ma used to give $2 bills to us kids every X-mass and B-day!!! (WHERE did SHE get them from????!!!!)

wow! let's see if he still needs these.... it is entirely possible OP's customer has been waiting patiently for the past 13 years for wrapping his bike!

... another thought for stickers falling out: how is the image populated? if you print a large grid of the same image, the integrity of the media drops fast as the cuts all align in a row. Try offsetting the rows by half a sticker - think like the stars are stacked on the flag, then when the...

if this was my machine, I would run a lot of tests (I assume the half-cut is the "up" or the part of the perf that is not fully cut) if you can run separate tests for the cut force and the half-cut force, run lots of tests to make the half-cut be close to a kiss-cut (in that it does not cut...

... I use a different system, the graphtec, but the problem of perf cutting and stickers falling out sounds similar. For 99% of our sticker perf cuts, I have the blade down for about 3/4", then up for 0.05".... but the "up" is adjusted so it just drags on the top of the media - this seems to...

again, many ways to put image on substrate. In todays litigious society, no vendor will blanket say it is okay to laser PVC. (look at the disclaimers for lasering ANY material....) Also, today, NO gasoline car manufacturer will say it is okay to fill up the gas tank with the car running -...

Agreed same here if I cut Kydex on my laser it will NOT corrode my machine. why on Earth would you make such an obviously false statement? do YOU have a PhD in chemistry? Agreed, but for a 1-off rescue and if you happen to have a bunch of snatch blocks and rope, the Camry would easily...

But you also bring up a good discussion point - what IS the RIGHT TOOL for the job? is it a tool which forces a material different than spec'd because the byproduct of the desired material will hurt the tool? Is the correct tool one that does the correct function, but needs an operator who...

for a 1-off, and if you have the machine and the knowledge to deal with the fumes (yes the acidic fumes CAN be neutralized) the quickest and most cost-effective way is to just make the part.... If there is some compelling reason to look further, like a lack of knowledge of chemical handling...

good to know from a practical standpoint - from the chemistry lab, we learned to deal with the fumes... and much worse reactions for fume production are safely handled daily, I realize this is not the most common approach from the industry standpoint. But why is there a difference? the...

again, if the properties of Kydex are what is desired, why try to "re-invent the wheel"? the quick-and-dirty, get-the-job-done-and-get-paid action is to deal with the fumes in an appropriate way and then have a happy customer and a payday.... (if'n you can eat peanuts, a Payday as well.....)

no worries, I took a few chem classes back in the day, and used lasers on PVC as well. I agree burning PCV in not optimal, but come on this is not rocket science, just printing!